The sun., 1887-03-27
CHASED BIZ A SHE BEAR.
The Adventures OF Two boys who Tried to
Get Away with a Cub.

SCRANTON, Pa, March 23.-On Friday morn
ing last Hiram and Cyrus Whitlock, aged Is and
13 years. sons of Farmer Alanson Whtlock OF
Spring Brook township took their sleds and
started across Shiny Mountain to visit their
uncle Phneas Beckwith, in the adjoining
township. The distance was about five miles
through forests and fields. A playful young
shepherd dog accompanied them and. as soon
as they entered the woods, near the base OF the
hill. they took the strap Off Of the dogs neck
and let him run wherever he chose to. but
keeping him within sight. When they got to
the top of the hill they sat down on their seds
to rest. and while thus seated they heard the
dog making noise II few rods away as though
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Hiram and Cyrus then left their sleds and
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sons were completely carried away with the
antics OF the two, young animals who had got
for several minutes they stood and watched
them: Then Hiram began to realize that there
would be lots Of r their ybn d2b
he said he euessed he would snatch up the dog
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Hiram thought II over q minute. and then
behnd shs cub anG srabsed It. and Hiram
back after the sleds. While he was gone the
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the little dog. who seemed to think the cub
was an extraordinary playfellow, hopped up
he wanted to have the cub put down 30 that he
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dog. and. as they had to ciimb over many rocks
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clearing they hitched their sIeds together tied
the still ming cub fast to the top Of the front
on trot a across sd the ' iield. dragging the ssds
and cub behind them.
IT was mighty sight more iun than they
laughing heartily. and telling one another how
When they put The i1te cub down in The door.
yard. and what they were going to do with the
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sleds with the cub between them and rode to
the foot. the dog keeping close t9 them. a
hollow before they started. As they were about
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He became very pule, before he called his
object was a big bear. the sight OF which made
them both wish they were In their uncles warm
They concluded at once that the bear was the
and seemed to be looking for something along
she had not discovered them. they made up
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reason. and the dogs noise made the cub cry
tiyes cries @ reached the ears Of the Old bear. and
Q few seconds later she was tearing down the
hill that made ID the LADS The
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away .as possible. AS soon as they dropped the
and when they passed che mother bear she
recognized her Whispering cub, and turning
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the cub was on top only now and then. When
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he dashed after the sleds, and they stood still
and watched the old bear. A minute or 80
after the sleds came to S,o stop the old bear was
fore she did, and when he undertook to play
with her. she knocked the life out Of him with
one. stroke Of her big paw. The lads saw that
their dog was dead, and they knew that 1t would
be folly for them to attempt to get their sleds.
and so they made tracks for their uncle's house
as fast as they could.
Uncle Phineas was threshing in the barn
when Hiram and Cyrus got there, all out Of
breath; but they soon told him all about their
exploit, intimating to him that the old bear
back right away and hun! for, hen. in u little
while Farmer Beckwith told his neighbor, JEFF
Pierce. about ths fun ahead; and then Uncle
,hs , boys led the way over to where where they had
cub, and Jefr blazed away at her. She looked
Phineas pulled tFlgSSr on her, and she kselsd
was dead, and then they united tho cub, placed
the body of Its mother on the sleds. and
marched over to the farm house Hiram and
Cyrus carrying the lonesome cub, as they had
done while picking their way over the fallen
trees in the forest. The next day they took the
take the place OF the pet dog